The Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday evening barred independent candidate Călin Georgescu from entering the presidential race, leading his supporters to clash with the police.
The Bucharest Gendarmerie announced that several people who committed violence were detained. Members of some football galleries reportedly also arrived at the protest in the center of the capital after the FCSB – Universitatea Craiova match, which took place on Sunday evening on the National Arena.
A vehicle belonging to the Digi24 television network was overturned by protesters, and the Bucharest Police announced that they opened a criminal investigation. The protesters threw stones at law enforcement forces and the gendarmes used tear gas.
The decision of the Central Electoral Bureau can appealed within 24 hours.